Figure 2.
Microbiological analysis of the fragments from the front and rear hoof sole of one horse. The plates show the microbial growth on Nutrient Agar, after incubation at 37 °C for 24 h. (A) Sample from the left front hoof sole after superficial cleaning; (B) Sample from the right front hoof sole after two consecutive 3 min scrubs with Povidone-iodine (PI); (C) I, Sample from the left rear hoof sole after superficial cleaning; II, Sample from the right rear hoof sole after application of 10 mL Iron Animals (IA) for 15 min.
